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Courage and Strength Come from Being Loved, by Suellen Brewster – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Suellen Brewster, Catholic Exchange, May 20, 2026

Suellen Brewster is a wife, mother, and happy revert to the Catholic faith. She helps lead the local Ignatian Exercises and is a member of the Dominican laity. Suellen writes from her home outside of Buffalo, New York, where the long winters invite souls into quiet prayer and reflection.

 

cropped-Suellen-Brewster_Headshot-1-1-1About twenty years ago, I was at a Mass celebrated by Fr. Richard McAlear, OMI (frmac.org), a well-known priest with the gift and charism of healing. Fr. McAlear prayed over each person who came forward and spoke a few words with them. When it was my turn, Father held my face, looked into my eyes and saw.

He began to smile and lightly chuckled. He said, “You love Jesus and desire to follow Him. But sometimes you get scared and just want to cut and run.” He kept looking at me with that gentle smile. I said, “But where would I go?” referring to this exchange between Jesus and St. Peter: ….

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